Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
Born: September 27, 1840
Died: December 1, 1914
Pro-Annex of the Phillipines
Captain in the United States Navy
Early Career:
Attended Colmbia University for two years before transferring to the Naval Academy where he graduated 2nd in his class
Naval Officer for the Union during the Civil War
Wrote the Book The Influence of Sea Power upon History influenced the trend of expansionism in America
He was a geostrategist for the U.S. Navy
Instructor at the Naval Academy
Books influenced the governments of European Countries to look into the buildup of their Navys
President of the Naval War College
Views on United states Imperialism:
Influenced the Annexation of the Phillipines and Hawaii
Believed that naval control was the key to success in imperialism and in war
Wanted control of the Islands of the Phillipines
Wrote about how the U.S. should gain control of the Phillipines and Hawaii and how the U.S. should govern them
Born: September 27, 1840
Died: December 1, 1914
Pro-Annex of the Phillipines
Captain in the United States Navy
Early Career:
Attended Colmbia University for two years before transferring to the Naval Academy where he graduated 2nd in his class
Naval Officer for the Union during the Civil War
Wrote the Book The Influence of Sea Power upon History influenced the trend of expansionism in America
He was a geostrategist for the U.S. Navy
Instructor at the Naval Academy
Books influenced the governments of European Countries to look into the buildup of their Navys
President of the Naval War College
Views on United states Imperialism:
Influenced the Annexation of the Phillipines and Hawaii
Believed that naval control was the key to success in imperialism and in war
Wanted control of the Islands of the Phillipines
Wrote about how the U.S. should gain control of the Phillipines and Hawaii and how the U.S. should govern them
Sources:
Primary:
Alfred, Mahan T. "The Influence of Sea Power upon History." Annals of America. Britannica. 13 Nov. 2008
http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleid=386401&query=alfred+thayer+mahan.
Theodore, Roosevelt. "Obstacles to Immediate Expansion." A Letter to Mahan. 13 Nov. 2008
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/trmahan.htm.
Secondary:
Byron, King W. "Alfred Thayer Mahan." Whiskey and Gunpowder. 12 May 2005. 13 Nov. 2008
http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/archives/2005/20050512.html.
"Alfred Thayer Mahan." Columbia 250. 2004. 13 Nov. 2008
http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/alfred_thayer_mahan.html.